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MAGNETIC COMPUTER Filed March 28, 195? 77 Sheets-Sheet 1 POWER PU LSESFig. 1B

1PULSE PERIOD +V -1 1 a.POWER PULSES o V L- L- L- men b.0UTPUT PULSESLOW HIGH P1 c. INPUT PULSES LOW REF. CHARACTERS IN TIME *0 "2 *4 '6 8 1oFIGJ PRECEDED BY 1- u t3 t5 7 t D REF. CHARACTERS m F|G.2 PRECEDED BY 2-MAGNETIC AMPLIFIER 34 b OUT 5 ENERGIZED BY PHASE 5 POWER PULSES Fig. 20

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July 20, 1965 Filed March 28, 1957 A. J- GEHRING, JR., ETAL MAGNET I CCOMPUTER 7'7 Sheets-Sheet 2 SOURCE OF PHASE A POWER PULSES PHASEW POWERPHAsE'B" POWER INPUT Fig.3B

OUTPUT OUTPUT 50A f OUTPUT OUTPUT 50D OUTPUT 50E SOURCE OF PHASE 5"POWER PULSES Fig.3A

1 PULSE PERIOD HIGH LOW

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REF. CHARACTERS IN FIG.3 PRECEDED BY 3- INVEN TOR.

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LLOYD W. STOWE A EN? y 20, 1955 A. J. GEHRING, JR.. ETAL 3,196,402

MAGNETIC COMPUTER Filed March 28, 1957 77 Sheeta-Shaet 3 80A 80B 80C 80DFig. 4A

83 53 ODD NUMBER EVEN NUMBER OF OF COMPLEMENTERS COMPLEMENTERS OR ANYNUMBER OF MAGNETIC AMPLIFIERS Fig. 4C Fig.4D

REF. CHARACTERS IN FIG.4 PRECEDED BY 4- [N V EN TOR.

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REF. CHARACTERS IN FIG. 5 PRECEDED BY 5- 96 Fig 68 IV 6 92 Z 93 l C... Y30 Y Fig. 6A 4 ,I.': j i

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REF. CHARACTERS TABLE FOR HIGH LEVEL SIGNALS TABLE FOR LOW LEVEL SIGNALSINVENTOR. ARTHUR J. GEHRING, Jr. LLOYD w. STOWE July 20, 1965 FiledMarch 28, 1957 A. J. GEHRING, JR., ETAL MAGNET I C COMPUTER (IV 5 PHASEb. A PHASE C. TERMINAL D. TERMINAL E. TERMINAL E TERMINAL G. TERMINAL H.TERMINAL 1 PULSE PERIOD 77 Sheets-Sheet 6 HIGH LOW

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MAGNETI C COMPUTER Filed March 28, 1957 77 Sheets-Sheet 7 (SBW) IMSD)(LSD) SPACE BETWEEN MOST SIGNIFICANT LEAST SIGNIFICANT SIGN DIGITPOSITION WORD DIGIT W l l l I I I I I I l II :PIO: P IT o o I 0 I 0 o Io I o 0 I QUINARY PORTION 0 o I I 0 o 0 I I o o o 2 o o 0 o 0 o I 0 o 00 0 3 BINARY o I I I I o 0 0 4 PORTION o o 0 o t I I I I I t I t3 t2 Ito TEMPORAL 0 s s 7 s 5 4 PULSE DATA: "WORD" POSITION TIME CQMMAND M c Il I I I l I BIT I l l I I ,'II PIOI 9 8, 7 a 5 4 3 2 I I 0 POSITIONS o oo I o 0 o o o o 0 o I 0 I o 0 o 0 o I 0 0 o 0 2 0 o 0 0 o o o o o o o o3 o I I o 0 0 o o o o 0 o 4 II Io 9 a 6 5 4 3 TEMPORAL PULSE INSTRUCTIONwono Pos'TloN TIME Fig.9B

INVENTOR. ARTHUR J. GEHRING, Jr. LLOYD w. sTowE REF. CHARACTERS IN AGEN77 Sheets-Sheet 8 A. J. GEHRING, JR" ETAL MAGNETIC COMPUTER INVENTORARTHUR J. GEHRNGM LLOYD w. STOWE AGEN July 20, 1965 Filed March 28, 1957July 20, 1965 A. J. GEHRING, JR.. ETAL MAGNETIC COMPUTER mwooozm 405.200Nu mOJUTnI E muH B77 Sheets-Sheet 9 mwhmamm mm a m: InO NM n:

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MAGNETIC COMPUTER 77 Sheets-Sheet 13 Filed March 28, 1957 Two INVENTORARTHUR J. GEHRING, Jr. LLOYD W. STOWE (M AGENT July 20, 1965 A. J.GEHRING, JR ETAL 3,

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MAGNETIC COMPUTER 77 Sheets-Sheet 20 Filed March 28, 1957 OBOE INVENTORARTHUR J. GEHRING, Jr. LLOYD W. STOWE AGENT

1. AN ELECTRONIC COMPUTER COMPRISING: A MULTIPLE ADDRESS MEMORY IN WHICHBOTH DATA AND INSTRUCTION SIGNALS MAY BE STORED, THE INSTRUCTION SIGNALSHAVING A CONTROL PORTION FOR PREDETERMINING OPERATIONS TO BE PERFORMEDON DATA SIGNALS AND AN ADDRESS PORTION FOR SELECTING PREDETERMINED DATAAND INSTRUCTION ADDRESSES FROM THE MEMORY, AND ADDRESS REGISTER COUPLEDTO SAID MEMORY FOR STORING THE ADDRESS PORTION OF THE INSTRUCTIONSIGNALS, CONTROL CIRCUITS COUPLED TO SAID MEMORY AND SAID ADDRESSREGISTER INCLUDING A STATIC REGISTER FOR STORING THE CONTROL PORTION OFINSTRUCTION SIGNALS DERIVED FROM THE MEMORY, MEMORY ADDRESSING MEANSCOUPLED TO SAID MEMORY AND SAID ADDRESS REGISTER FOR RECEIVING ANADDRESS FROM SAID ADDRESS REGISTER AND IN RESPONSE THERETO SELECTING THECONTENTS OF THE MEMORY LOCATION SPECIFIED BY SAID RECEIVED ADDRESS FORTRANSMISSION TO A PORTION OF SAID ELECTRONIC COMPUTER, SAID CONTROLCIRCUITS FURTHER INCLUDING SWITCHING MEANS COUPLED TO SAID ADDRESSREGISTER OPERATIVE IN RESPONSE TO SAID STATIC REGISTER BEING SET TO APREDETERMINED CONDITION TO CAUSE THE ADDRESS STORED IN SAID ADDRESSREGISTER TO BE TRANSFERRED TO SAID MEMORY ADDRESSING MEANS TO